[kp91]

Grab a flush trim bit, a 1/4" roundover, and a 3/8" or 1/2" straight bit. These will help you play around with standard 3/4 inch stock and experiment until you find what bits fit your projects. If you want "cheap" bits that you can learn with, but won't frustrate you, try Yonico (yellow, Chinese bits, cut well for a while).

Don't buy a big set of cheap bits because you probably won't use half of them. Also crappy bits make bad cuts.

Keep an eye on Woodcraft, sometimes their green bits go on sale and are pretty decent for the price.

 

[kp91]

"Yonico as a good brand for affordable but still quality bits."


I would say Yonico is good for a budget bit. They are great for starting off. They will cut well, but when you find out which bits you use the most you should buy a better quality bit.

Nothing worse than trying to sand burn marks because the profile bit just wasn't up to the task.